Brassed Off

Director: Mark Herman
103 mins Film4 Archive

Mark Herman's award-winning comedy, starring Ewan McGregor, Pete Postlethwaite and Tara Fitzgerald.

Filmed entirely on location in Yorkshire, Brassed Off is the story of a community struggling to survive when its chief industry is closed down. 

Personal and public dramas reveal the extraordinary resilience of the people and the instinct for survival which keeps their spirits up in the face of hardship. It is also a romance between father and son, between boy and girl and between man and music.

Awards

Brassed Off received three nominations at the British Academy Film Awards 1997: Best British Film, Best Film Music, Best Original Screenplay.